How many month CPF is required for local workforce quota?

How many months’ CPF to be eligible for local quota?

What is the average period of CPF for foreign worker quota?

How the local workforce is determined?

Eligibility of CPF for local workforce quota?

Determining of local workforce for foreign worker quota?

Local workforce is determined by the average of CPF contributions over a three-month period updated on the second working day and second Saturday of each month.

When can a new company (entity) start hiring foreign workers?

I have set up a new company. When can I start hiring foreign workers?

If you are a newly set up company and you have not made any CPF contributions yet, your quota for first month will be calculated based on your first CPF contribution, instead of the normal 3-month average.

Thereafter, your foreign worker quota is calculated based on the 3-month average number of local employees you have.

When can a existing company (entity) start hiring foreign workers?

I have hired new employees. When can I start hiring additional foreign workers?

Your foreign worker quota is calculated based on the latest 3-month average number of local employees in your company.

The number of local employees is based on the CPF contribution you have made to them, under the same company CPF account.

Eg: If you pay your employees’ July CPF contributions after 14 July, the quota will be calculated based on your number of local employees in May, June, July’s CPF contributions. This quota will only be updated in September.

However if you want the quota to be updated earlier, i.e. August, you should make your CPF contributions by 14 July.